Moessner’s Magic

1 · John Cook · July 29, 2025, 12:03 p.m.
Summary
The blog post 'Moessner’s Magic' introduces a mathematical concept related to the summation of the first n odd numbers, explaining that this sum equals n². It presents an alternative method involving the removal of every second positive integer from a list and taking the cumulative sum. It originates from John D. Cook's blog.